The N.F.-Board (french: Nouvelle Fédération-Board) was a federation of

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associations established on 12 December 2003. It was made up of teams that represent nations, dependencies, unrecognized states, minorities,

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, regions and

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s not affiliated to

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. One of the founders was Luc Misson, a lawyer who represented Belgian footballer

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in a case that led to the

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VIVA World Cup

N.F.-Board organized five

VIVA World Cup The VIVA World Cup was an international association football tournament organized by the New Federation Board, an umbrella association for teams unaffiliated with FIFA, held five times between 2006 and 2012. It is succeeded by the newly organiz ...

s, including the inaugural games in November 2006. The events were as follows: * 2006 Viva World Cup in

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* 2008 Viva World Cup in

Sápmi (, smj, Sábme / Sámeednam, sma, Saepmie, sju, Sábmie, , , sjd, Са̄мь е̄ммьне, Saam' jiemm'n'e) is the cultural region traditionally inhabited by the Sámi people. Sápmi is in Northern and Eastern Europe and includes the ...

* 2009 Viva World Cup in

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Gozo Gozo (, ), Maltese: ''Għawdex'' () and in antiquity known as Gaulos ( xpu, 𐤂𐤅𐤋, ; grc, Γαῦλος, Gaúlos), is an island in the Maltese archipelago in the Mediterranean Sea. The island is part of the Republic of Malta. After t ...

2012 Viva World Cup The 2012 VIVA World Cup was the fifth and final VIVA World Cup, an international tournament for football open to non-FIFA-affiliated teams, played in the Iraqi Kurdistan. It marked a new record in the competition's history, with nine teams compe ...

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Since 2013,

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is managed by the

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(CONIFA).

Former members of the NF-Board

The teams in bold competed in at least one

Viva World Cup The VIVA World Cup was an international association football tournament organized by the New Federation Board, an umbrella association for teams unaffiliated with FIFA, held five times between 2006 and 2012. It is succeeded by the newly organiz ...

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VIVA World Cup

Former members of the NF-Board

See also

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